BEA001, BEA001lg
Dancing Bears - William Holbrook Beard

Approximate amounts of DMC 6-strand floss required for 18 stitches per inch using strands

307
3 yds
613
1 yd
833
1 yd
3362
3 yds
310
2 skeins
632
2'
834
3 yds
3371
3/4 skein
315
2 yds
640
2 yds
838
3/4 skein
3740
1/2 skein
317
1 yd
645
1/2 skein
839
3 yds
3768
2 yds
319
1 yd
646
3/4 skein
840
1 skein
3778
2 yds
367
1 yd
676
2 yds
841
3/4 skein
3781
3/4 skein
370
2 yds
677
2 yds
869
1 yd
3782
1/2 skein
371
3/4 skein
680
1 yd
935
1 skein
3787
1 skein
372
3/4 skein
725
2 yds
936
1 yd
3790
3 yds
407
2 yds
727
2 yds
937
1/2 skein
3799
1/2 skein
413
2 yds
729
2 yds
939
2'
3819
2 yds
414
2 yds
730
1 skein
950
1 yd
3821
1 yd
422
1 skein
731
2 yds
976
2 yds
3822
1/2 skein
436
1/2 skein
732
1 yd
988
1/2 skein
3827
3 yds
437
1/2 skein
734
3/4 skein
989
1 yd
3828
3 yds
444
1 yd
742
2 yds
3011
2 yds
3829
1 yd
453
2'
744
< 12"
3012
2 skeins
3849
2 yds
470
3 yds
781
2'
3021
1 skein
3854
2'
471
2'
782
1/2 skein
3031
3/4 skein
3855
2 yds
520
2'
783
2 yds
3032
1/2 skein
3858
2 yds
552
1 yd
791
3 yds
3033
2 yds
3860
1/2 skein
561
1 yd
801
2 yds
3041
2 yds
3863
1 yd
581
3/4 skein
829
3/4 skein
3046
3 yds
3864
1 yd
610
1/2 skein
830
1 yd
3051
1/2 skein
Ecru
2'
611
2 skeins
831
2'
3053
2 yds
612
2 skeins
832
2 yds
3346
1 yd


Assumptions:
  • Floss is always cut in 21" lengths (this gives 15 segments per skein)
  • You stitch Danish style (make all / before completing the crosses with the \)
  • You do not carry floss over more than 4 skipped stitches
  • Starting and ending anchors use 1/2" of floss
  • You anchor and discard tail when floss is down to 3 1/2" long
You do not have to stitch this way but you may need a little more or less floss depending on what variations you make.
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